Santa Fe, N.M. - The Associated Press Television and Radio Association (APTRA) honors important journalism through annual awards.
In May, APTRA announced its 2019 winning entries.
(see: http://discover.ap.org/contests/APTRA, then scroll down and click on 2019 APTRA Contest Winners to the final page, Radio Division II). It honored KSFR for two of its entries:
Best Daytime Newscast
First Place
KSFR-FM, Santa Fe
Tom Trowbridge
"Midday Newsbreak
November 4, 2019"
Best Special Programming
Second Place KSFR-FM, Santa Fe Mary Lou Cooper "The Life and Crimes of El Chapo"
Tom Trowbridge is KSFR’s News Director and Mary Lou Cooper is a volunteer reporter and producer.
The annual APTRA awards competition is regional with stations and employees that subscribe to The Associated Press that are located in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.